UCSB Among the Best According to Washington Monthly’s “National Universities Rankings”

UCSB is also ranked number 13 in Washington Monthly’s “Best Bang for the Buck” rankings

Among public universities, UCSB is #11 among National Universities and #12 in the Best Bang for the Buck rankings

The University of California dominated Washington Monthly’s 2014 list, with UC San Diego taking the top spot, and UC Riverside and UC Berkeley ranking second and third, respectively. UCLA is ranked #5, UCSB #15 and UC Davis #16. “All eight of the UC campuses that were ranked in the top 100 institutions deserve heartfelt congratulations from the entire UC community,” said UC President Janet Napolitano.

While U.S. News & World Report usually awards its highest ratings to private universities, the editors of Washington Monthly prefer to give public universities more credit, and higher rankings. Fifteen of the top 20 universities in the Washington Monthly rankings are taxpayer-funded.